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China says Papua New Guinea artillery shell is a wine bottle
Original: papua new guinea
Papua New Guinea authorities said they found an artillery shell in a shipping container arriving from China. Beijing rejected the claim, insisting the object inside the container was actually a wine bottle. The dispute is drawing attention as the two governments publicly contradict each other over what the item was and how it got there.
Why now: A public diplomatic disagreement between China and Papua New Guinea over a suspicious object found in a shipping container is drawing attention across the region.
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Evidence
- China claims ‘artillery shell’ found in shipping container is wine bottle · The Times
- China rejects PNG artillery shell claim, says object is a wine bottle · South China Morning Post
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